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Jeremiah Cymerman

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About Me

My name is Jeremiah Cymerman (pronounced SIMMER-MAN). I play the clarinet and live in New York City. The bulk of the music that I play is improvised (i.e. not written or composed prior to performance). I am very interested in solo performance and extended technique, and as contrived as it sounds, I like the idea of creating, or at least contributing to, a new language for clarinet. I am sure that as time passes my interests will change. I have struggled for a long time to create a bio that does more than just list achievements and people with whom I have performed. At the same time I want to avoid some sort of ironic “I don’t give a shit” one sheet that seems to predominate in the land of Myspace, the land where we are all superstars. Here are some things that I like: New York in the summer time, Evan Parker’s solo music, Russ & Daughters, REALLY heavy music, Dogs, Dickie’s, Dead Prez, Sandwiches from Parissi Bakery.Here are some things that I hate: New York in the summer time, What’s become of the Lower East Side, Hipsters, Nostalgia, Irony, The Strokes, The Hives, The Vines, etc.I edited my profile with Thomas’ Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/14/2005
Band Website: jeremiahcymerman.com
Influences: Abraham Lincoln. Pee-Wee Herman. Oh, you mean music?
Sounds Like: "Jeremiah Cymerman didn't impress me terribly. Most of the time he appeared to be trying his hardest NOT to make a sound with his clarinet - blowing on it, sucking air through it, but not producing anything close to a conventional note. The problem with the performances from these two is that they didn't evoke much feeling from me. I don't know if that is the point of this kind of music, but what is art supposed to be if it is completely unenjoyable?" -The Litigous Hipster, 6/3/07
Record Label: Tzadik, Solponticello
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

169 Bar

so right down the street from where my girlfriend lives there is this nasty little rat hole called the 169 Bar. It’s your typical Manhattan dive; i.e. not ironic and cute like a can of pbr and ...
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:21:00 PST

work in progress

www.jeremiahcymerman.com
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:47:00 PST

DEATH UNTO MY ENEMIES

because i am retarded i forgot to mention in my last blog that i am working on a new band called D.U.M.E., featuring the talents of Toby Driver (Kayo Dot, Tartar Lamb) Tim Byrnes (Friendly Bears, Haze...
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:29:00 PST

upcoming schtuff... gnome sane?

hey ya'll lots of exiting shit coming your way in the next few months. sorry, i meant to say exciting shit FOR ME, but hopefully for you too.1. new cd to be released on tzadik. entitled "in memory o...
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:34:00 PST

check deez muthaz out

i have updated my top friends to include many of the artists that i have asked to perform at the stone in november. please take some time to check them out and if you like what you hear, COME TO THEI...
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:01:00 PST

cymerman curates the stone in november

http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?m..2
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:16:00 PST

dick joke

moving ahead with the unheard/unlistenable series, this week i have uploaded a song called dick joke, from 2003. it's a duo with me and mr law. i made all the music, mostly on a yamaha djxII and mr ...
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:10:00 PST

continued rarities

so as i promised last week, i am now adding a different track every week of old (mostly home recorded) music from different periods of my life (just wait until we get to the teenage years- YIKES!!!). ...
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:31:00 PST

new/old shit

so i was looking through my itunes and noticed that there are about 200 "songs" that i have recorded over the last 7 years or so, most of which are 100% pure bullshit. literally, unlistenable crap. ...
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:16:00 PST

fuck you

hey myspace bands- please stop using my page to promote whatever craptacular shitfest show or cd you have coming up.  that's what YOUR page is for.  not only do i not want to go to your show...
Posted by Jeremiah Cymerman on Fri, 11 May 2007 04:07:00 PST